Art Vénus

“Venus figurines” is a collective term for prehistoric female figurines ever since the Marquis de Vibraye named a prehistoric nude female figurine a ‘Venus impudique’ (an indecent Venus), which is a pun on the Roman Venus Pudica. The true meaning of the Venus figurines is unknown. It is likely that, in the hunter and collector society of those days, their corpulence stood for prosperity and fertility.